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The gradual simplification of rock and roll, which he was forced to perform, of course, did not please him, but Tom Parker managed to convince him that cinema was a necessary condition for enduring success, as he admitted to Life magazine, having returned from Germany: “I want to devote myself to the acting profession, because you can’t make a career just by singing. Just look at Frank Sinatra: he went uphill again only when he started acting. ” Elvis did not understand that the colonel did not give a damn about his acting ambitions, if only films with his participation would collect the box office and promote the sale of records: he was still hoping to become the new James Dean.